Barnsley 1 Brentford 1: Reds are unable to back up quality of display with sharpness in attack

Barnsley'S head coach Paul Heckingbottom was frustrated with his side's missed chances as they were held to a draw at home to Brentford.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th Apr 2017, 19:05 BST
Updated 9th May 2017, 18:54 BST
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom.Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom.
Barnsley head coach Paul Heckingbottom.

Marley Watkins put the home side ahead before Florian Joefzoon equalised for the visitors, who also missed a penalty when Jota’s effort from the spot was saved.

Barnsley opened the scoring when Josh Scowen’s cross picked out Watkins, whose effort found the net with the aid of a deflection in the 28th minute.

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Jozefzoon equalised four minutes before half-time, slotting the ball past Adam Davies after receiving a fine through-ball from Jota.

Brentford were awarded a 47th-minute penalty when Sergi Canos’s shot was blocked inside the area by Angus MacDonald, but Jota’s spot-kick was superbly saved by Adam Davies.

Heckingbottom said: “We feel we did more than enough to win, but we missed the final bit of quality. I was pleased in terms of the performance, but we should have had more goals. Those moments of quality were missing and we know we can be better.”

Barnsley: Davies, Janko, Roberts, MacDonald, Jones, Scowen, James, Moncur (Hedges 82), Watkins, Bradshaw (Armstrong 68), Kent. Unused substitutes: Lee, Townsend, Evans, Mowatt, Williams.

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Brentford: Bonham, Clarke, Dean, Egan, Henry, Woods (Yennaris 68), Kerschbaumer (McCormack 75), Jota, Sawyers, Jozefzoon, Vibe (Canos 30). Unused substitutes: Bentley, Hofmann, Barbet, Field.

Referee: Robert Jones (Merseyside).

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